Italy revises the transition period for the supervision of phosphite residues in organic products, extending until the end of 2027...
The European Commission issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/973, amending the list of substances authorized for use in organic production.
On 26 May 2025, the European Commission issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/973, amending and correcting Implementing......
New Delegated Regulation EU 2024/3095: Important Updates on issuance of Certificates of Inspection Until 2025
New Delegated Regulation EU 2024/3095: Important Updates on issuance of Certificates of Inspection Until 2025
EU authority publish organic products additional control measeures for year 2024
On 28 November 2023, the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission issued the additional regulatory control measures for organic products for 2024. Compared with the additional regulatory measures of the previous two years, the regulatory measures for 2024 have adjusted the scope of regulated products, with the main control...
U.S. National Organic Program (NOP): Enhanced Organic Enforcement Rule Issued
On January 19, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued the revised National Organic Program (NOP) to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic agricultural products. Effective date of the revised NOP: March 20, 2023. Ac...
2022 Japan JAS Organic Regulation Revision Update
The 208th Ordinary Session of the National Diet of Japan passed the Partial Amendment to the Act on Export of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Products and Food, which was promulgated on 25 May 2022 and came into effect on 1 October 2022.
The amendment to the JAS Act aims to promote Japanese agriculture, forestry and fishery products and food by...
Administration for Market Supervision and Regulation Bureau amends Administrative Measures for Organic Products Certification
Decision of the State Administration for Market Regulation on Amending and Repealing Certain Departmental Rules (Promulgated by Decree No. 61 of the State Administration for Market Regulation on 29 September 2022, and effective from 1 November 2022).
Summary of issues related to the transition period of the new EU organic regulation EU848/2018
To all IBD-certified organisations and related parties:
As 2021 is drawing to a close, the new EU organic regulation EU 848/2018 was published in May 2018 and was originally scheduled to formally take effect in January 2021. This regulation replaces regulation (EC) 834/2007, but affected by the new...
GB/T 19630-2019 Organic Products National Standard has been published!
On 30 August 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China issued Announcement No. 10 of 2019 on national standard amendments, concerning GB/T 19630-2019 "Organic products - Production, processing...
Comparison of revisions in the new 2015 Food Safety Law
Click to download: Food Safety Law and Revised Food Safety Law Comparison Table.doc.
cnca Notice on the Release of the Supplementary Catalogue of Organic Product Certification (II)
In accordance with the Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification (Decree No. 155 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) and the Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification (Announcement No. 11 of cnca [2014]), and following the principles of orderly advancement and dynamic adjustment, combined with the practical needs of organic product production and related...
cnca published the 2014 new version of the Organic Product Certification Implementation Rules
Announcement No. 11 of 2014 of the cnca: ‘Announcement of the cnca on the Issuance of Implementation Rules for the Certification of Organic Products’
In order to further improve the organic product certification system, standardise organic product certification activities, and ensure the consistency and validity of such activities, in accordance with the ‘Certification Law of the People’s Republic of China...’.
Ministry of Environmental Protection – Circular on Issuing the Assessment and Administration Regulations for National Organic Food Production Bases
Ministry of Environmental Protection Document
Huan Fa [2013] No. 135
Notice on Issuing the Assessment and Management Regulations for National Organic Food Production Bases
Environmental Protection Bureaus (Departments) of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Environmental Protection Bureau:
To further...
Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification (2013 Edition)
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1 In order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, producers and sellers, further improve the quality of organic products, strengthen the administration of organic product certification, and promote ecological environmental protection and sustainable development, in accordance with the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China...
Full-text comparison of the old and new versions of the "Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification"
Old version New version Adopted by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on 27 September 2004, implemented from 1 April 2005 Adopted by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on 23 April 2013, implemented from 1 April 2014 Chapter 1...